British Film Institute London Film Festival Interview
Julius Avery – Son of a Gun #LFF
Julius Avery, Writer/Director, Son of a Gun. Festival Section: Official Competition. From prison yard to gold mine, Son of a Gun is a heist thriller that swaggers and shines in the Australian sun, announcing director Julius Avery as a breakthrough talent with a knack for muscular action. The character of the young inmate ingénue has provided a rich seam in recent cinema, and fresh-faced JR (Thwaites) cuts a sympathetic figure …